Capacity for Wonder Scale

Subgroup Size

Entire group

Duration

15 minutes

External Cost

No

Source

Geller, G., Steinman, C., Caldwell, M., Goldberg, H., Hanlon, C., Wonnell, T., & Merritt, M. W. (2020). Development and validation of a capacity for wonder scale for use in educational settings. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 38(8), 982-994.

Tags:

  1. Assessment
  2. critical reflection
  3. curiosity
  4. emotions
  5. empathy
  6. perspective taking

"Wonderment" has been identified, in the research literature on education abroad (Engberg &Jourian, 2015), as one of the most frequent outcomes of short-term study abroad, particularly for individuals who have not yet been abroad. Ability to shift perspectives is often identified as an outcome that study abroad leaders desire to impart to their learners.  This instrument offers a valid and reliable way of measuring both of those things.